To me it seems like you have the same frame of mind as that guy who said "My mind is made up, don't confuse me with the facts".I’m sorry to tell you that nothing in the bible has ever become true.
Originally posted by 13th_resident
To me it seems like you have the same frame of mind as that guy who said "My mind is made up, don't confuse me with the facts".
For your information here is a fulfilled prophecy from the Bible. I chose this one because it gives the EXACT number of years that the "Messiah" would be "cut off" (killed) and we've just had the Easter season.
Of course if you choose not to believe it, well, that's your CHOICE. See? It all comes down to our freedom of choice. Here it is:
In a portion of the Bible that was written if I'm not mistaken around 700 years B.C. (this is from the book of Daniel chapter 9)and the parenthesis are mine.
Daniel 9:25 From the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem (this comandment was given by king Ahasuerus around 453 B.C.)to the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks and sixty and two weeks (that's 7+62=69 "weeks", which actually means 7 years not 7 days, so 69 x 7 = 483 years-- during the first 7 "weeks" (49 years) the city of Jerusalem was rebuilt. After that there was still 62 "weeks" 62x7 = 434 to go, so 434 + 49= 483): the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
Daniel 9:26 And after sixty and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off (that is 453 BC take away 483 years brings us to the year 30 A.D. which is the year when Jesus was crucified) but not for himself (yes, He was not crucified because of himself but He died for the sins of mankind)
So this is an EXACT prophecy that was fulfilled to the year, and it was given hundreds of years before it happended! of course it was written in somewhat encrypted language, calling weeks a group of seven years, but it all fits perfectly.
It reasons to assume that the other Bible prophecies that have not been fulfilled yet, will eventually happen.
So you are happy to believe in a god that is only concerned with saving christians?Originally posted by MattTheMan
For me, it makes me feel really good to know that there is a God watching over and taking care for me and other Christians.
Ha ha!Originally posted by MattTheMan
but, yeah, I'd be happy that way too LOL just kidding
I agree that we are living in a graceless age. If people need a type of guidance in their life’s that makes them a better person and keep them self’s from harm, thats ok. But just what if that your friend found out that it was all himself that kept him from throwing his life a way from that kind of depression? Think of how empowering that could be. But those who have strong dogmatic beliefs are the ones that have me concerned, they could be the nicest or the most dangerous people you could ever meet. Till this day we still have people saying an eye for an eye or turn the other cheeks. When people pick and choose a verse to read from you can tell what kind of person they are. But if you all about feeling good about having a God then it’s all good my man.Originally posted by MattTheMan
Hey- what matters is what you believe in.
For me, it makes me feel really good to know that there is a God watching over and taking care for me and other Christians.
The world is such a bad place- mass murders, chemical/nuclear weapons, wars, terrorism, etc...
And sometimes, you just look around, and you think "Wow, all this bad in the world, everything is hopeless, your life and everybody else's life is just a letter in the universe's book of existance, which began about 15 billion years ago and will end who knows when..."
Depressing, eh?
So, I guess, if Faith helps you get through life, going through every miserable day- take a guy in my Algebra class for instance (i dont say any names)
his mom died in a car crash, and his dad could'nt give a crap about him.
The ONLY thing keeping him from slitting his wrists or doing cocain, or whatever, is this figure of Faith, this supreme being that 99.999% of America believed in when they established this country, but I doubt even 15% believes in it now, this God that us Christians pray to.
It feels good, for me, and I bet for the guy I talked about too, to know, that, after your tiny letter in the universe's book is over, you can spend an eternity in Paradise with our Lord Jesus Christ.
So- I'm not gonna end by quoting a Bible verse, because, as you said, that would be like reading from the book of Zeus to nonbelievers- I'm just gonna leave you with what I said.
think about that-
Matt
All one would have to do is believe in Jesus Christ, like the man who died beside Jesus on the cross. Jesus told him that "today you will be with me in paradise". He wasn't a Christian or a follower of Jesus was he?Originally posted by arran
So you are happy to believe in a god that is only concerned with saving christians?